The role of logistics in promoting Italian agribusiness: The Belt and Road Initiative case study

Carlucci, Fabio; Corcione, Carlo; Mazzocchi, Paolo; Trincone, Barbara

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105560

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“…Since the beginning of the 21st century, China’s modern logistics industry has a good momentum of development and a modern industrial system has initially taken shape. Nowadays, logistics industry plays an important role in transforming economic development mode and expanding domestic demand and is known as the “third profit source” (Carlucci et al , 2021). Both enterprises and governments in China pay great attention to logistics industry.…”

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An extended cross-efficiency evaluation method based on information entropy with an application to the urban logistics industry

Jiang

Liu

2022

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Purpose Green economy and economic development with high quality have set higher requirements for the development of the urban logistics industry. It can grasp the recent development level of the urban logistics industry by measuring its environmental efficiency to guide its future development direction. The purpose of this study is to improve the environmental efficiency and development level of the urban logistics industry by using a reasonable evaluation method. Design/methodology/approach This paper uses information entropy to directly aggregate index weights from different models to acquire comprehensive index weights (CIWs) for calculating peer-evaluation efficiency. Then, we weight self and peer-efficiencies to obtain final efficiency. The environmental efficiencies of the urban logistics industry in Anhui Province in 2019 are obtained according to the above method. Findings Several findings are summarized below. The logistics industry in Anhui is in urgent need of improving environmental efficiency. The environmental efficiency of the logistics industry in North Anhui is the highest one, showing that the logistics industry in North Anhui has achieved a relative balance between economic development and environmental protection. Their final cross-efficiency values based on the CIWs are smaller than those based on the comprehensive efficiency. And the environmental efficiency of almost all urban logistics industries is lower than its economic efficiency. The findings show that the proposed method is feasible and more reasonable. More economic implications and suggestions are proposed. Originality/value This paper proposes an extended cross-efficiency evaluation method based on information entropy to measure the environmental efficiency of the urban logistics industry, effectively avoiding the overestimation of efficiency results.

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An extended cross-efficiency evaluation method based on information entropy with an application to the urban logistics industry

Jiang

Liu

2022

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How does the initiative of 21st century maritime silk road incentive logistics development in China's coastal region?

Huang

Chen

2023

Ocean & Coastal Management

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A Structural Equation Model of the Factors Affecting the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) on the Perceived Benefits and Intention of Thai People to Use the China-Laos High-Speed Rail Service

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Wisutwattanasak,

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The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) policy, with the China-Laos high-speed railway being a part of the BRI project. As it is well known, Thailand shares a border with Laos and has significant cross-border trade with China. In terms of tourism, Thailand is a globally popular destination, with Chinese tourists being the largest group of visitors. This study takes place in Thailand, a developing country, to examine the opportunities that may arise if Thailand prepares to handle the China-Laos high-speed railway. The objective of this research is to study the relationship between factors affecting BRI and Thai people's perceived benefits and their intention to use the China-Laos high-speed railway. Data was collected through a survey conducted in key trade gateway areas along the Thailand-Laos border, using Stratified Random Sampling of 1,540 Thai residents living in border provinces along the BRI route. The research findings indicate that Perceived Emotional is the most important factor in explaining Thai people's perception. Additionally, foreign direct investment, tourism, employment, living standards and society, economy, and logistics transportation positively influence the perceived benefits of BRI. Furthermore, the perceived benefits of BRI have a positive relationship with the attitudes of Thai people. The results also reveal that perceived benefits, attitudes, and subjective norms positively correlate with the intention to use the China-Laos high-speed railway. These findings can be utilized to provide in-depth insights to relevant agencies and assist in formulating policies and measures that align with the BRI policy. This alignment will enhance development to sustainable changes.

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The role of logistics in promoting Italian agribusiness: The Belt and Road Initiative case study

Cited by 6 publications

References 101 publications

An extended cross-efficiency evaluation method based on information entropy with an application to the urban logistics industry

An extended cross-efficiency evaluation method based on information entropy with an application to the urban logistics industry

How does the initiative of 21st century maritime silk road incentive logistics development in China's coastal region?

A Structural Equation Model of the Factors Affecting the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) on the Perceived Benefits and Intention of Thai People to Use the China-Laos High-Speed Rail Service

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